Bill Gates, Tim Cook, Bernie Sanders: Here's the list of 39 people the Clinton campaign was considering for VP

Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to members of the media aboard her campaign plane on September 6, 2016 while in flight from White Plains, New York. Clinton is traveling to campaign in Tampa, Florida.
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A hacked email published by WikiLeaks revealed on Tuesday the "first cut of people" the Hillary Clinton campaign was considering for vice president.

The list of 39 people was sent by campaign chairman John Podesta to Clinton on March 17 — two days after Clinton's successful March 15 Democratic primary romp — and included a mix of accomplished businesspeople and politicians.

Clinton's top aides — including Huma Abedin, Robby Mook, and Cheryl Mills — selected the people, according to the email.

Podesta said in the email that he "organized names in rough food groups."